{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["67"],"submitter":["Aho C"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Otitis media (OM) is the leading cause of childhood hearing loss but its burden in low-middle-income countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly understood. We aimed to determine the proportion of children aged ≤15 years attending clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG with OM and associated risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021-2022 any child attending outpatient clinics because they were sick or for ear screening or immunisation and accompanying siblings were eligible for enrolment into this cross-sectional study. Clinical and risk factor data were collected, ears examined by trained research nurses using otoscopy and tympanometry and findings independently reviewed by Australia-based audiologists. A child-level diagnosis was made based on the worst affe"],"journal":["The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific"],"pagination":["101807"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12906200"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["High rates of suppurative otitis media among children attending urban clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC12906200"],"pubmed_authors":["Pomat W","Veselinovic T","Goina T","Binks MJ","Brennan-Jones CG","Ford RL","Lehmann D","Mark R","Aho C","Teine P","Laman M","Mond C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"High rates of suppurative otitis media among children attending urban clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Otitis media (OM) is the leading cause of childhood hearing loss but its burden in low-middle-income countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly understood. We aimed to determine the proportion of children aged ≤15 years attending clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG with OM and associated risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021-2022 any child attending outpatient clinics because they were sick or for ear screening or immunisation and accompanying siblings were eligible for enrolment into this cross-sectional study. Clinical and risk factor data were collected, ears examined by trained research nurses using otoscopy and tympanometry and findings independently reviewed by Australia-based audiologists. A child-level diagnosis was made based on the worst affe","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-15T22:20:12.369Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:19:55.422Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12906200","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41695237"],"doi":["10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101807"]}}